New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-01
QUAIL, RABBIT AND ALL KINDS OF GAME NOW IN
sEAsoN-PROsPECT OF GOOD SPORT.

QUAIL, RABBIT AND ALL KINDS OF GAME NOW IN
| sEAsoN-PROsPECT OF GOOD SPORT.
The first day Of November Is red letter one fol
sporsmcn bur is hardly probable that quail and rab
bits Ike the way in which the day Is Redeemed The
little brown Bob Whites, after months of protection,
during which they have flown fearlcssly through
orchards and grain fields called out their merry
challenge pas-cr-by from fence hlckct. suddenly
find the brccc leaders OF all the sporfsmen In the city
lcvellcd for their de- ructon Makctncn, cooks and
epcurcs are on the lookout well hunters "a the
quail approaches ard the number Of quail which
Will eventually take to cOvey In Dcmoncos cellar dur
| ing the sea -on Will be remarkable.
"wc shall have plenty of good Shooting. said a
broadway Gun dealer yesterday 70 reporter
Quail than for years both on Long
Island and In Sew jersey. We having big trade
In guns and ammunition
"What Kind of guns are favored now
"Wcil. hammcrlcss brccci- loader. about twelve
bore, wcichin. ard half pounds, suits most
people for quail some use rs small bore as sixteen,
which Is small'r than fancicd years ago set
or dogs ar, used generally for quar shooting. though
pointers have their admirers. y poIncrcan 60 into
brush better than loneharcd setter. In Florida for
instance where there much cactus. Sc tcrs are out
Of the question. dog mu be trained to keep near
the hunter and TO walt until the latter ready before
starting up the game. We busy just now. too IN
putting up ammunition. Spor smcn diner about the
of powder aud shot they prefer we load the
shells to order. Number shot Is about the right size
for quail.
Z" How about others Kind OF game"
"Partfl ICES are being thinucd ont little a. the
hunters have been banging al them since september l.
Gray squirrels came In season at the sane timc 1ey
wild fellows and a hunter will not gct many III a
day. OF course every one knows that a hunter viii
occasionally Kill quail when ont hunting for partridge
before November /. Spoft>mcn are ap' 10 aim at
til
it, To be sure the parrldpcs haunt bushy covcrts,
while the quail are Offences I'm the stumble hrldS
A. for woodcock. they not often seen 50 late a.
they come IN season on August /. But when you do
find a bird IL + a fine
Are there plenty OF rahbi's7'
"Thcrc are always a good many-uiorc than farmers
like It, they nihblc young fruit tree. eat corn and
various crops y rabbit Is somewhat like an ostrich.
II It can't you thinks You do not sec II and VIII
sit still ,?ithlr few yard, OF YOU hound Is the
best dog for rabbit hunting. Their viii be- duck shoot
Ing later. At present the weather I, ~ fine that the
ducks stay away outside the outer bays Of Long
Island but storm viii drive them In after while
Hunters there are plenty Of them
At the ferries one Of ,port-mcn gon. out
for game with servants, dog and expensive outfits,
sal to rel e.. there ar also many po'hnniciS The
southslde cub Of Long Island has number Of cnihu
sla,tic huntcr-. a, we'll A. fishermen. Robert Is.
Roosevelt. prc~l lent OF the Goih' A~-ocd'l'i
sayvill' l. /. and h"l gone from u, ono rnIl! ,,
teriay afternoon t. make really for tn ffaV Inc
Mc-sr-. Nag-taT. Imbuc Mum. Greene ami Iudlhe
ton WI probably have some -""h nag oi i'lst 80
Of q the iir-t winter meeting Of tho d--orlail"h TX
tcn-Ifc prpatations have been made for shooting az
Tuxedo Park Here are pheasant a. wen a. pir'iu-'
and quail and the stocking Of tie preserve las been u
progress fOI several }rai- ~ the clul has Idit
membership there ought 20 b" enough sporlslnr '"
make lively for the gam" there Later ia me >'a-oh
when the farmers have finished tirr fall Work more
VIII ho several gunner. for every Bind IhInughpu'
New Jersey and Long i-.auI almost every huu7r hd'
is sportsmcn. VITO Will tramp all da, for the scdi
rowarl of a singh rabbit or quail.